Weird cases: The definition of ‘chutzpah’

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An old definition of chutzpah (noun: shameless audacity; impudence)
refers to a man who, after he murders both his parents, pleads for a lenient
sentence because he’s an orphan.

John Pickard is an exemplar of chutzpah. He’s been convicted of swindling
£18,000 in incapacity benefits after saying he was unable to work, while
simultaneously working as a civil servant tasked with stopping people making
dishonest benefits claims.

Norwich Crown Court court heard that while Pickard swore he was unfit to work,
and drew state benefits, he was working as a claims processor at his local
Jobcentre in Norfolk.